Oceaniek

Oceaniek International (oceaniek.org) is the parent holding company behind this network. It presents itself as a legitimate multi-sector investment group with interests in maritime, healthcare, energy, and other sectors. The organisation was previously known as Alexarya Corporation. Its technology arm, Oceaniek Technologies (oceaniektechnologies.com), promotes the network’s fraudulent maritime entities and was identified as the document creator in PDF metadata from NIATA certificate forms — establishing a direct technical link to the fraudulent registries.

Oceaniek Technologies’ public website carousel (as of August 2025) advertised the network’s members, including IMSAG, NIATA, Nautilus Register, Nautilus Times, MSTA Registry, and Aruba Maritime. After Bellingcat published its investigation in February 2026, the number of entities promoted on the carousel was reduced.

Fraudulent flag registries operated by the network:

• IMSAG (International Maritime Safety Agency of Guyana) — imsag.org; condemned by Guyana MARAD (IMO Circular Letter No.4502, January 2022); 230 fraudulent vessel certificates documented as of December 2025
• NIATA (Nicaragua International Aquatica Transportation Administration) — niataregister.com; condemned by Nicaragua (IMO Circular Letter No.5135)
• Aruba Maritime — amaocr.org; EU-sanctioned October 2025
• MSTA Registry — msta-registry.com; condemned by the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Circular Letter No.5019, May 2025); criminal investigation by Dutch IOD/ILT

Fraudulent classification and certification services:

• Nautilus Register — nautilusregister.net / nautilusregister.org; issuing fraudulent classification certificates
• Nautilus Times — nautilustimes.com; offering unauthorised seafarer competency training and certification

The principal behind the network, Captain Suniel Kumar Sharma, has been publicly named by Bellingcat (2026-02-19) and the Financial Times. He has been condemned by the governments of Dominica, Guyana, Samoa, the Federated States of Micronesia, Eswatini, and the UN IMO.

Vessel incidents linked to the network:

• MT Basra Star (IMO 8515817) — stranded off India June 2020 after a typhoon; sailed under a fraudulent Samoa flag; scrapped January 2026
• Eolika (IMO 8214968) — seized at Dakar, Senegal, January 2022; found carrying US$5.2 million in ammunition under a fraudulent Guyana flag issued by IMSAG
• Nora (IMO 9237539) and Rcelebra (IMO 9286073) — seized off Malaysia in early 2026 during an unauthorised crude oil transfer (cargo valued at RM512 million / ~US$130 million); sailing under fraudulent Guyana flags
• Al Jafzia (IMO 9171498) — detained by the Indian Coast Guard on 6 February 2026 carrying Iranian oil; presented a false Aruba flag (amaocr.org); a false Nicaraguan certificate from NIATA dated 2 February 2026 was subsequently produced

Key sources: Bellingcat investigation (2026-02-19); IMO Circular Letters No.4502, No.5019, No.5135; IMO LEG 112/6/8 (2024) and LEG 113/6/1 (February 2026).